Finger ring for crocheting



Jul 29. 1924.

H. R. REES FINGER RING FOR CROCHETING Filed July 10 192s IN VEN T OR WITNESS Patented July 29, 1924-.

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tsetse earner or HELEN R. REES, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

FINGER RING FOR CROCHEIING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELEN R. REEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Finger Ring for Crocheting, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in finger rings for crocheting in which a stud extends radially from the ring; on the stud are mounted two convex disks, and the latter are held together by an ornamental nut on the stud.

To some individuals it seems almost impossible to hold the thread for crochet work under even tension without which latter even stitches and a corresponding excellence of work cannot be obtained. he objects of my invention are to furnish an ornamental and inexpensive means whereby even tension in the crochet thread is mechanically produced.

Other objects and advantages are to be found in the construction and arrangement of parts as will bedescribed in the specification and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

I attain these objects with the mechanism illustrated in r the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of my ring.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1, a part of the upper portion being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detail of'the lower and. larger disk.

All views are shown on a greatly enlarged scale to depict the details of construction more clearly.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

' The upper portion of the ring 1 is somewhat thickened similar to the well known signet rings. Tiiveted into this thickened portion is a radially extending stud 2, whose upper end is threaded. Over the stud is slipped a slightly convex disk 3, resting with the concave side on the ring. On top of this disk is slipped a smaller disk i which touches with its convex side the convex side of the disk 3. The separated edges of the disks facilitate the insertion of a crochet thread. A. spring 5 is thereupon slipped over the stud, and a nut 6 on the stud presses the spring against the disk l. A jewel 7 may be employed to put a finishing touch to the top of the nut.

In operation the ring is slipped onto the ring finger of the left hand between the firstand second joints. Thereupon a crochet thread 8 is drawn through the hole 9 in the larger disk, near to the small finger. For convenience of inserting the thread, the hole 9 is extended to the edge of the disk by means of an oblique slot 10. The upper end of. the thread is slipped between the disks 3 and 4, past the stud 2, and into the hole 11. Here again the slot 12 facilitates insertion. Hence the crochet thread is carried around the under side of the middle finger, and over the upper side of the index finger. Whereupon the thread is ready for crocheting.

Tension in the thread may be varied to any desired extent by tightening or loosening the nut 6.

Having thus described my invention, it will be seen that my objects have been accomplished, and, thou h I have shown the preferred form of construction, I reserve to myself the right to make minor changes, providing I do not con ravene the spirit and principle of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a finger ring for crocheting, the combination of thread guiding means comprising a stud, two convex disks of different diameters touching each other with their convex surfaces, the larger of said disks having two holes near the periphery and diametrically opposite to each other, and means to compress said disks with a variable pressure.

2. In a finger ring for crocheting, the combination of a ring, a stud, a nut on the stud, two disks of different diameters on the stud between ring and nut, the larger disk having two holes near the periphery and located diametrically opposite to each other, said holes extending to the periphery by means of obliquely cut slots.

3. In a finger ring for crocheting, the combination of a ring, a stud, an ornamental nut on the stud, thread guiding means between ring and nut, said thread guiding means comprising two convex disks of different diameters, the larger of said disks having oppositely located holes near the periphery, and a compression spring between the disks and the nut.

Signed by me at Portland, Oregon, this 5th day of July, 1923.

HELEN R. REES. 

